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What is another word for avoid?

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To keep away from something

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

To get out of the way of

To consciously evade an encounter with someone

To keep or withhold oneself from something

To take preventative measures

(rare) To put an end to formally or by law

To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with something

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

Run away from a place or situation of danger

To ban or refrain from using

To quibble over trivial matters

Take it steady

To pull out of an agreement or arrangement

To abscond or play truant from school or work

To fail to hit something aimed at

To detach or move away (from) someone or something

To hold or have a negative opinion of

To delay taking action

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To keep away from something

“I try to avoid dark alleys because you never know what could be lurking within.”

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To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

keep one's distance from

give something a miss

balk^US

baulk^UK

outmaneuver^US

avoid like the plague

leave something undone

pay little attention to

slip through the net of

slip through your fingers

keep out of the way of

extricate oneself from

rationalize^US

escape the clutches of

lead on a merry chase

rationalise^UK

not take into account

push aside

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

not pay

beg the question

beat about the bush about

have nothing to do with

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“You can't avoid the elephant in the room forever.”

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To get out of the way of

duck out of the way of

get out of the way of

swerve away from

give the slip to

“I quickly jumped to the side to avoid a puppy dog who was running at full speed towards a ball.”

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To consciously evade an encounter with someone

have nothing to do with

hide from

keep one's distance from

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give the cold shoulder to

give the cold shoulder

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

look right through someone

look straight through

tell someone where to get off

give someone the big E

snub one's nose at

give someone the air

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave off

break with

have nothing more to do with

cut off

bin off

give someone the push

tell someone to get lost

brush aside

sweep aside

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“I try to avoid Alexia as she always says things which make no sense to me.”

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To keep or withhold oneself from something

have nothing to do with

restrain oneself from

resist the temptation to

avoid doing something

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

give something a miss

let well enough alone

axe^UK

ax^US

knock something on the head

finalize^US

finalise^UK

bring to a standstill

bring to a conclusion

bring to an untimely end

bring to a premature end

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

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“If you'd like to get into shape, I would recommend that you avoid unhealthy food.”

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To take preventative measures

baulk^UK

balk^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

throw a spanner in the works

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

queer someone's pitch

throw monkey wrench in

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to it

bog down

choke off

beat someone to the draw

throw a monkey wrench in the works

prevent from making progress

take wind out of sails

bring to screeching halt

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

hang fire

act like a wet blanket

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

be a hindrance to

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“You should warm up and stretch before exercising to avoid injury.”

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(rare) To put an end to formally or by law

declare null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

knock something on the head

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

pulverize^US

wipe off the face of the earth

let up

wipe from the face of the earth

pulverise^UK

give someone the works

run out

terminate with extreme prejudice

bring to a conclusion

blow someone's brains out

give over

call it quits

bring to an untimely end

bring to screeching halt

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

garrote^US

garrotte^UK

send to the gas chambers

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“Both parties agreed to mutually avoid their contract and go their separate ways.”

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To dodge something, such as a question, task or duty

baulk^UK

have misgivings about

balk^US

not have the heart to

Verb

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with something

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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

temporize^US

temporise^UK

play it close to the vest

play your cards close to your chest

give a false colour to

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Run away from a place or situation of danger

do a disappearing act

show a clean pair of heels

take oneself off from

balk^US

baulk^UK

get out of someone's clutches

go absent without leave

go missing

go west

have it away on one's toes

leave holding the bag

run like scared rabbit

make one's escape from

go like a bat out of hell

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To ban or refrain from using

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

have nothing to do with

refuse to take part in

give the cold shoulder

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave out in the cold

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

penalize^US

penalise^UK

give the cold shoulder to

give the thumbs down to

give thumbs down

declare null and void

give the red light to

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To quibble over trivial matters

criticise^UK

criticize^US

make a big thing about

raise trivial objections

raise trivial objections to

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Take it steady

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To pull out of an agreement or arrangement

stop participating in

give something a miss

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To abscond or play truant from school or work

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To fail to hit something aimed at

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To detach or move away (from) someone or something

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive a wedge between

sow dissension between

set against one another

sever connections between

cause disagreement between

put at odds

pit against one another

pull apart

cause a rift

set at odds with

cause antagonism between

burn your bridges

put on the outs

destroy the affections of

put a cordon sanitaire around

draw back

break off

make indifferent

withdraw the affections of

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To hold or have a negative opinion of

mislike

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

be unable to tolerate

look down one's nose on

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down one's nose at

bear a grudge against

can't stand

feel malice to

feel aversion towards

feel revulsion towards

regard with repugnance

feel repugnance towards

indicate disapproval of

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

down on

feel animosity to

be hostile to

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

have a strong aversion to

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To delay taking action

put on the back burner

temporise^UK

temporize^US

put off the evil hour

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